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Worried about plastic bottles after sterilising a toy with them

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Amythesianwaterfall · 04/02/2013 22:33

I am probably being paranoid but I sterilised some plastic teething rings in my steriliser ( Tommee Tippee) along with my bottles. After the unit came out if the microwave, there was a strong burning plastic smell and the bottles smelt acrid too. I washed the sterilising unit with hot water and soap and the smell went but a few days on, I am noticing the burning smell again. Would you replace all of the bottles and buy a new sterilising unit?
Tyia
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Moominsarehippos · 04/02/2013 22:54

What was overhating? If it was the steriliser I'd get onto the manifacturer.

Whiteshoes · 04/02/2013 22:58

I did this, and did buy new bottles and steriliser, but I hate that plastic smell, and could get a cheap replacement steriliser. I was much more careful about checking whether things could be sterilised then!

Flisspaps · 04/02/2013 22:58

Nope, but I might not have bothered rinsing them off after either...

Amythesianwaterfall · 04/02/2013 23:00

It was my own fault for sterilising the teething rings. I just assumed it would be fine to clean them too as they are plastic. The teething rings over heated and then made the bottles smell of burnt plastic:( I am just really worried I could make my baby ill by using the bottles and so I should probably replace do you think?
Ty :)

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Flisspaps · 05/02/2013 07:22

I'd use the bottles, but if you're going to worry, buy new ones.

FeckOffCup · 05/02/2013 13:58

I did similar once with a melamine sippy cup that wasn't meant to go in the microwave steriliser, gave everything a good wash and used it again and it was fine.

Amythesianwaterfall · 05/02/2013 16:17

Thank you ladies:)

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